Man fatally shot during argument, deputies say

Published: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 5:44 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 5:44 p.m.

An argument on Saturday afternoon at a Umatilla home ended with one man dead and another on the run, officials said.

Brandon Wayne Simmons, 25, and Lamar Lee Maddox, 36, started to argue while at a home at 17025 SE 249th Terrace, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. The argument began before 3 p.m. and quickly escalated, according to sheriff's Capt. James Pogue.

Maddox reportedly pulled a handgun and shot Simmons several times, Pogue said, adding that it was not clear what the argument was about, although initial reports are that it was over a woman.

Neither man lived at the home, but both were from the Umatilla area. Maddox's address is 25291 SE State Road 42, according to sheriff's reports.

After the shooting, Maddox was chased by several witnesses and ran into some nearby woods, deputies said. Sheriff's officials were searching for Maddox on Saturday evening.

Simmons was taken to the Villages Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 732-9111 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP.

<p>An argument on Saturday afternoon at a Umatilla home ended with one man dead and another on the run, officials said.</p><p>Brandon Wayne Simmons, 25, and Lamar Lee Maddox, 36, started to argue while at a home at 17025 SE 249th Terrace, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. The argument began before 3 p.m. and quickly escalated, according to sheriff's Capt. James Pogue.</p><p>Maddox reportedly pulled a handgun and shot Simmons several times, Pogue said, adding that it was not clear what the argument was about, although initial reports are that it was over a woman.</p><p>Neither man lived at the home, but both were from the Umatilla area. Maddox's address is 25291 SE State Road 42, according to sheriff's reports.</p><p>After the shooting, Maddox was chased by several witnesses and ran into some nearby woods, deputies said. Sheriff's officials were searching for Maddox on Saturday evening.</p><p>Simmons was taken to the Villages Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.</p><p>Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 732-9111 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP.</p>